Also see [http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php?title=Collection_Development#Books_Per_Student Books Per Student for School Library Collections].

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References to assist you in benchmarking your library against current national school library surveys include:

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* Biannual survey which appears in the magazine, ''School Library Journal''; the newest installment of the survey appears in the April 2009 issue, titled [http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6648082.html "School Library Journal's Spending Survey,"] by Lesley Farmer and Marilyn Shontz. Scroll down to the section labeled '''Library collections remain static''' and view [http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/articles/images/SLJ/20090401/Table_04.jpg Table 4]. This survey indicates an average of 27 books per pupil for elementary schools, an average of 19 books per pupil for middle/junior high schools, and an average of 16 books per pupil for senior high schools.

[http://www.heinemannlibrary.com/topic_archive/Weed Heinemann Raintree Weed of the Month Archives] -- Monthly guidelines for weeding by subject area, December 2005 to December 2009 (replaced 1997-2005 SUNLINK Weed of the Month Club). Heinemann discontinued [http://www.heinemannlibrary.com/topic/WEED?EntityKey=WEED_20091231 as of January 2010].

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Heineman-Raintree Weed of the Month -- Monthly guidelines for weeding by subject area, December 2005 to December 2009 (replaced 1997-2005 SUNLINK Weed of the Month Club). Heinemann discontinued [http://www.capstonepub.com/content/weed as of January 2010].

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[http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2007/06/13/what-not-to-keep/ "What Not to Keep"], June 13, 2007 entry on the YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of ALA) Blog. Proposal for a means to recreate YA collections YA want.

[http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2007/06/13/what-not-to-keep/ "What Not to Keep"], June 13, 2007 entry on the YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of ALA) Blog. Proposal for a means to recreate YA collections YA want.

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[http://awfullibrarybooks.net/?page_id=684 Will Weed for Food] Includes two Slideshare presentations, "Making a Collection Count" and "Weeding 101."

See the Ask the ALA Librarian Blog Entry, [http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/ask-ala-librarian/marking-discards Marking Discards], for tips and details on the process.

See the Ask the ALA Librarian Blog Entry, [http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/ask-ala-librarian/marking-discards Marking Discards], for tips and details on the process.

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General information on disposing of library discards is included in [http://www.ala.org/library/fact12.cfm ALA Library Fact Sheet 12, Sending Books to Needy Libraries: Book Donation Programs].

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General information on disposing of library discards is included in [http://www.ala.org/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet12 ALA Library Fact Sheet 12, Sending Books to Needy Libraries: Book Donation Programs].

* However, before you seek a destination for your discards, do have a look at the table on the third page of Dickinson, Gail. [http://www.linworth.com/pdf/lmc/reviews_and_articles/featured_articles/Dickinson_April_May2005.pdf "Crying Over Spilled Milk] (PDF)." ''Library Media Connection''. 23, no. 7 (2005): 24-26.

* However, before you seek a destination for your discards, do have a look at the table on the third page of Dickinson, Gail. [http://www.linworth.com/pdf/lmc/reviews_and_articles/featured_articles/Dickinson_April_May2005.pdf "Crying Over Spilled Milk] (PDF)." ''Library Media Connection''. 23, no. 7 (2005): 24-26.

[http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/mgrps/ecoms/deu/index.cfm ALCTS Duplicates Exchange Union] - ALCTS is the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, a division of ALA. DEU is an autonomous group of libraries that communicate via electronic discussion list to exchange usable library material. Membership is free and open to all libraries.

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[http://www.ala.org/alcts/mgrps/ecoms/deu ALCTS Duplicates Exchange Union] - ALCTS is the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, a division of ALA. DEU is an autonomous group of libraries that communicate via electronic discussion list to exchange usable library material. Membership is free and open to all libraries.

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[http://www.thebookman.org/ The Bookman] is a registered charity that donates new and used books to children and adults around the world who do not have easy access to reading material.

[http://www.thebookman.org/ The Bookman] is a registered charity that donates new and used books to children and adults around the world who do not have easy access to reading material.

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[http://booksbeyondborders.com Books Beyond Borders] welcomes donations of textbooks and other books along with its companion organization, Project Schoolhouse.

[http://greenweeding.pbwiki.com Green Weeding Wiki] lists a number of destinations for discards, along with user reviews of the services offered.

[http://greenweeding.pbwiki.com Green Weeding Wiki] lists a number of destinations for discards, along with user reviews of the services offered.

[http://www.librarybooksales.org Librarybooksales.org]-- Libraries list unwanted books, with a percentage of the sale being returned to the library.

[http://www.librarybooksales.org Librarybooksales.org]-- Libraries list unwanted books, with a percentage of the sale being returned to the library.

Weeding by Subject

Heineman-Raintree Weed of the Month -- Monthly guidelines for weeding by subject area, December 2005 to December 2009 (replaced 1997-2005 SUNLINK Weed of the Month Club). Heinemann discontinued as of January 2010.

Blogs

"What Not to Keep", June 13, 2007 entry on the YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of ALA) Blog. Proposal for a means to recreate YA collections YA want.

Will Weed for Food Includes two Slideshare presentations, "Making a Collection Count" and "Weeding 101."

However, before you seek a destination for your discards, do have a look at the table on the third page of Dickinson, Gail. "Crying Over Spilled Milk (PDF)." Library Media Connection. 23, no. 7 (2005): 24-26.

Periodicals

ALCTS Duplicates Exchange Union - ALCTS is the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, a division of ALA. DEU is an autonomous group of libraries that communicate via electronic discussion list to exchange usable library material. Membership is free and open to all libraries.